Sea Shell
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by xian:
A good subject but bad focus ruins it for me

Sea Shell
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by Discraft:
Great macro i can almost hear the sound of the ocean, nice one.

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by riotspyne:
not very interesting, without the name i wouldnt even kow it was a poverty photo

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by RSBP:
looks like a nice neighborhood to me!

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Not exactly the projects. Had you photoshop'd some graffitti on the buildings I'd have given you a higher score. ;-)

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by kiwinick:
I guess these are low rental units provided by the city/state for those that are unwaged / low income?

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by sidpixel:
I hate marking low but this is not doing a lot for me in terms of poverty or in itself. 3

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by desertdoc:
poverty? You live somewhere pretty nice if this is the poorest neighborhood you could come up with

Housing Commision Complex
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by birdyblue:
This photo is a little dark. Also it seems a bit lackluster. The title is very plain also.

10 Seconds to Go - Home Time
by saintnicholas_25

Comment by skylen:
Oh, man! This is the most underrated image in the challenge!! 4.686?! That's an outrage. The beautiful subtle shading and smooth, brilliant colors are fantastic.

I can see only two (bogus, IMO) reasons mentioned in the comments this could deserve to finish less than 6.0 (I gave it a 9, I only very rarely give out 10s):
1) it's less than the maximum allowable size
2) the image doesn't SCREAM 'school' to some people apparently

I have to say that it's the best looking 17 KB image I've seen here. :) That said, you may have done a lot better with a image 640px wide, and use all the 150 KB you are allowed. I thought this was fine at this size, but obviously some people got hung up on this point.